薰陶

Chinese

		Dipteryx odorata	pleased; pottery
trad. (薰陶/熏陶)		薰/熏	陶
simp. (熏陶)		熏	陶

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xūntáo

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣㄊㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fan¹ tou⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hun-tô͘ / hun-tô

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xūntáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣㄊㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuntáo
  - Wade–Giles: hsün¹-tʻao²
  - Yale: syūn-táu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuntaur
  - Palladius: сюньтао (sjunʹtao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fan¹ tou⁴
  - Yale: fān tòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fan¹ tou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fen¹ tou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐn⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hun-tô͘
  - Tâi-lô: hun-tôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hundoo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hun³³ tɔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hun-tô
  - Tâi-lô: hun-tô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hundooi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hun⁴⁴⁻²² to²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hun⁴⁴⁻²² to¹³/

Verb

薰陶

to be influenced (in a positive way)

Usage notes

薰陶 (xūntáo) is used for positive influences, while 熏染 (xūnrǎn) is used for negative influences.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (薰陶):

→ Japanese: 薫陶(くんとう) (kuntō)
→ Korean: 훈도(薰陶) (hundo)

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